Date Rape At The Sperm Bank

from the Village Voice Suit Against Sperm-Bank Firm Claims Sexual Harassment and Cult-Like Behavior by Graham Rayman Stuart Miller runs a profitable company with offices in New York and Los Angeles, and which provides surrogate moms to gay couples and houses sperm and...

The Need For Cultural Gatekeepers (According to Salon)

from Salon.com Who killed the literary critic? In the age of blogging, great critics appear to be on life support. Salon’s book reviewers discuss snobbery, how to make criticism fun and the need for cultural gatekeepers. By Louis Bayard and Laura Miller Read...

SENTENCES and THE BOOK BENCH

from MediaBistro’s GalleyCat Harpers and The New Yorker Both Have New Book Blogs Because heaven knows the world needs more book blogs, the New Yorker now has a blog called The Book Bench, named after their office’s discarded-book pile (pictured)....